Since 2005 · From the books
Intelligence officer Captain Wissam Eid is killed.
Wissam Eid was an officer of the intelligence services.
Wissam Eid was an officer of the intelligence services.
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17 entries on 17 dates · the books disagree on 3
January 2008
Friday, 25 January 2008
February 2008
Tuesday, 12 February 2008
Since 2005 · From the books
Hezbollah security chief Imad Mughniyeh is assassinated in Damascus.
Imad Mughniyeh was assassinated in Damascus; Interpol had been seeking him for twenty years over bombings and abductions.
Imad Mughniyeh was assassinated in Damascus; Interpol had been seeking him for twenty years over bombings and abductions.
May 2008
Wednesday, 7 May 2008
Since 2005 · From the books range
Hezbollah and its allies take over West Beirut (May 2008).
When the government moved to shut Hezbollah's private telecommunications network and dismissed the airport security chief, Hezbollah, Amal and the SSNP took West Beirut within hours, disarming Future Movement fighters and clashing with the PSP as the army held back. Fighting reached the Chouf and Tripoli. Picard likens it to a brief return of the civil war.
When the government moved to shut Hezbollah's private telecommunications network and dismissed the airport security chief, Hezbollah, Amal and the SSNP took West Beirut within hours, disarming Future Movement fighters and clashing with the PSP as the army held back. Fighting reached the Chouf and Tripoli. Picard likens it to a brief return of the civil war.
Sources differ: End date: 14 May (Confluences) or 21 May (de Clerck & Malsagne chronology). Deaths: nearly a hundred (de Clerck & Malsagne) against more than sixty (Quéméner).
Wednesday, 14 May 2008
Since 2005 · From the books
The government cancels its two decisions against Hezbollah.
The government rescinded the two moves against Hezbollah that had triggered the fighting: outlawing its private telecoms network and sacking the airport security chief.
The government rescinded the two moves against Hezbollah that had triggered the fighting: outlawing its private telecoms network and sacking the airport security chief.
Wednesday, 21 May 2008
Since 2005 · From the books
The Doha agreement ends the crisis.
Talks in Doha under Qatari and Arab League mediation ended the fighting. The parties undertook to elect a president at once, renounce political violence, lift the opposition sit-in, form a unity government with an opposition blocking third and redraw constituencies for 2009. Hezbollah's weapons went unmentioned.
Talks in Doha under Qatari and Arab League mediation ended the fighting. The parties undertook to elect a president at once, renounce political violence, lift the opposition sit-in, form a unity government with an opposition blocking third and redraw constituencies for 2009. Hezbollah's weapons went unmentioned.
Sources differ: De Clerck and Malsagne's narrative (pp. 462-463) has 21 May; their chronology (p. 578) has 25 May, combining the Doha accord with Sleiman's election.
Sunday, 25 May 2008
Since 2005 · From the books
Army commander Michel Suleiman is elected President of the Republic.
His election, provided for by the Doha agreement, ended the vacancy that began when Émile Lahoud's term expired.
His election, provided for by the Doha agreement, ended the vacancy that began when Émile Lahoud's term expired.
July 2008
July 2008: day not established
Since 2005 · From the books
Assad and Suleiman meet in Paris.
The Emir of Qatar met Bashar al-Assad and Lebanon's new president, Michel Sleiman, at the Élysée, where Sarkozy had invited them for the Union for the Mediterranean summit.
The Emir of Qatar met Bashar al-Assad and Lebanon's new president, Michel Sleiman, at the Élysée, where Sarkozy had invited them for the Union for the Mediterranean summit.
August 2008
August 2008: day not established
Since 2005 · From the books
A bombing kills soldiers in Tripoli.
Picard notes that after the August 2008 attack on soldiers, Tripoli had a deadly bombing every year.
Picard notes that after the August 2008 attack on soldiers, Tripoli had a deadly bombing every year.
September 2008
Wednesday, 10 September 2008
Since 2005 · From the books
Druze official Saleh Aridi is killed in a bombing.
Saleh Aridi was a Druze political figure.
Saleh Aridi was a Druze political figure.
October 2008
Wednesday, 15 October 2008
Since 2005 · From the books
Lebanon and Syria establish diplomatic relations for the first time.
The two states agreed to swap ambassadors; Picard judges it an empty gesture aimed at Syria's image abroad.
The two states agreed to swap ambassadors; Picard judges it an empty gesture aimed at Syria's image abroad.
January 2015
Sunday, 18 January 2015
Since 2005 · From the books
Israeli strike near Quneitra kills Hezbollah fighters, including Jihad Mughniyeh.
An Israeli helicopter strike near Quneitra, on the Syrian-held Golan, killed six Hezbollah men, including local military chief Jihad Mughniyeh, and Iranian military personnel; Hezbollah hit back at an Israeli convoy in the Shebaa enclave.
An Israeli helicopter strike near Quneitra, on the Syrian-held Golan, killed six Hezbollah men, including local military chief Jihad Mughniyeh, and Iranian military personnel; Hezbollah hit back at an Israeli convoy in the Shebaa enclave.
Friday, 30 January 2015
Since 2005 · From the books
Nasrallah declares that Hezbollah no longer recognises separate battlefields.
Nasrallah said Hezbollah reserved the right to confront the aggressor whenever, wherever and by whatever means it chose.
Nasrallah said Hezbollah reserved the right to confront the aggressor whenever, wherever and by whatever means it chose.
May 2015
Sunday, 24 May 2015
Since 2005 · From the books
On the anniversary of Israel's 2000 withdrawal, Nasrallah says Hezbollah will fight wherever needed in Syria.
Nasrallah said Hezbollah would be wherever in Syria the battle required, speaking on the fifteenth anniversary of Israel's withdrawal from the South.
Nasrallah said Hezbollah would be wherever in Syria the battle required, speaking on the fifteenth anniversary of Israel's withdrawal from the South.
July 2015
Friday, 17 July 2015
Since 2005 · From the books
Rubbish collection stops in Beirut: the garbage crisis begins.
Sukleen's collection contract expired on 17 July and the post-war dump, meant to last five or six years, was overflowing; with politicians unable to agree on a new site, rubbish piled up.
Sukleen's collection contract expired on 17 July and the post-war dump, meant to last five or six years, was overflowing; with politicians unable to agree on a new site, rubbish piled up.
summer 2015: day not established
Since 2005 · From the books
The heights between Qaa and Ras Baalbek become a front of the Syrian war.
Pushed out of the Qalamoun, groups claiming al-Nusra, FSA or, later, Islamic State allegiance used Sunni villages of the eastern Bekaa as rear bases.
Pushed out of the Qalamoun, groups claiming al-Nusra, FSA or, later, Islamic State allegiance used Sunni villages of the eastern Bekaa as rear bases.
August 2015
Saturday, 22 August 2015
Since 2005 · From the books range
'You Stink' protests fill central Beirut (22-23 August).
Protests called by the citizens' collective 'You Stink' denounced government incompetence; clashes between more than ten thousand people and police left dozens injured. Reder says the movement helped bring about the Beirut Madinati list.
Protests called by the citizens' collective 'You Stink' denounced government incompetence; clashes between more than ten thousand people and police left dozens injured. Reder says the movement helped bring about the Beirut Madinati list.
November 2015
Thursday, 12 November 2015
Since 2005 · From the books
Double suicide bombing in Burj al-Barajneh, the deadliest since the civil war.
Two suicide bombers struck in quick succession beside a community centre and a bakery in Burj al-Barajneh, in the Shi'i southern suburb; the Islamic State claimed responsibility. Parliament had sat that day for the first time in months.
Two suicide bombers struck in quick succession beside a community centre and a bakery in Burj al-Barajneh, in the Shi'i southern suburb; the Islamic State claimed responsibility. Parliament had sat that day for the first time in months.
Sources differ: Dead: 43 in de Clerck and Malsagne's chronology, 44 in their epilogue and Quéméner's calendar, 50 in his narrative, which also places the attack in 'Dbaiyeh', evidently a slip, since the calendar says Burj al-Barajneh.